Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat vs Shoebutton

Coleura kibomalandy compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Primulaceae
Genus	Coleura	Ardisia
Species	Coleura kibomalandy	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).